Bill Cosby is a free man after Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns sex assault conviction - CNN

The stunning decision in the case of the man once known as "America's Dad" reverses the first high-profile celebrity criminal trial of the #MeToo era.

The panel of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court judges said in their opinion that a former Montgomery County district attorney's decision to not prosecute Cosby in 2005 in return for his deposition in a civil case was ultimately used against him at trial.

"In light of these circumstances, the subsequent decision by successor D.A.s to prosecute Cosby violated Cosby's due process rights," the judges wrote.

Cosby was sentenced in 2018 to 3 to 10 years in a state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.

Cosby, 83, in a white T-shirt, made a brief public appearance outside his Pennsylvania home Wednesday afternoon but did not speak to reporters.

"He is extremely happy to be home," said Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean, who appeared with Cosby and other lawyers. "This has been a hard three years for this entire family. It's really a blessing for him. He says his heart is beating really fast."

Cosby tweeted a photo of himself Wednesday night, thanking his supporters.

Cosby served three years in prison

Hours earlier, Cosby was released from a prison outside of Philadelphia and picked up by his press representative. Cosby served three years in prison. His attorney Brian Perry said the comedian and his legal team were headed to his Pennsylvania home to "celebrate."

"I want to thank the Supreme Court who saw the light and saw the truth," Cosby's family said in a statement released by the press representative, Andrew Wyatt.

For victims who sought closure in the case's resolution, the ruling represented "a slap in the face" in the words of Lisa Bloom, the attorney for three accusers.

Bloom said she thinks it could be "a very hard day" for all the women who accused him of sexual assault.

One accuser, Victoria Valentino, said in a statement: "I am outraged! Outraged! Stunned! My stomach is in knots. The work that we have done to uplift women has been overturned by a legal glitch. We now have a serial predator on the street."

Gloria Allred, who represented other accusers, said the overturning of the conviction on technical grounds did not vindicate Cosby.

"My heart especially goes out to those who bravely testified in both of his criminal cases. I represented a majority of the prior bad act accusers who testified," Allred said in a statement.

"Despite the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision, this was an important fight for justice and even though the court overturned the conviction on technical grounds, it did not vindicate Bill Cosby's conduct and should not be interpreted as a statement or a finding that he did not engage in the acts of which he has been accused."

Indeed, the Montgomery County district attorney who prosecuted Cosby, Kevin Steele, said the actor was free on a procedural issue that is "irrelevant to the facts of the crime."

"I want to commend Cosby's victim Andrea Constand for her bravery in coming forward and remaining steadfast throughout this long ordeal, as well as all of the other women who have shared similar experiences," Steele said.

"My hope is that this decision will not dampen the reporting of sexual assaults by victims. Prosecutors in my office will continue to follow the evidence wherever and to whomever it leads. We still believe that no one is above the law -- including those who are rich, famous and powerful."

Constand and her attorneys said the decision to vacate Cosby's conviction is disappointing.

"Today's majority decision regarding Bill Cosby is not only disappointing but of concern in that it may discourage those who seek justice for sexual assault in the criminal justice system from reporting or participating in the prosecution of the assailant or may force a victim to choose between filing either a criminal or civil action," Constand and her attorneys said in a statement.

High court judges say 'remedy is both severe and rare' but warranted

Judges on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last December heard arguments that Cosby sat for a civil deposition only because former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor had promised he would not prosecute him criminally. In that deposition, Cosby admitted that he procured Quaaludes for women he wanted to have sex with.

In their decision Wednesday, the judges wrote that Castor had felt "he would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Cosby drugged and raped Constand."

"Seeking 'some measure of justice' for Constand, D.A. Castor decided that the Commonwealth would decline to prosecute Cosby for the incident involving Constand, thereby allowing Cosby to be forced to testify in a subsequent civil action, under penalty of perjury, without the benefit of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination," the judges wrote.

That civil deposition Cosby gave was revealed in 2014, and one of Castor's successors later used statements he made in the deposition as part of the criminal trial.

The judges wrote that they weighed different remedies -- including having another trial for Cosby -- but felt there was only one proper remedy.

"He must be discharged, and any future prosecution on these particular charges must be barred," the judges wrote. "We do not dispute that this remedy is both severe and rare. But it is warranted here, indeed compelled."

Elie Honig, a CNN senior legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, said the only place to appeal an opinion from the Pennsylvania's highest court is the US Supreme Court.

"There is no way the US Supreme Court will take this case. ... The court says you cannot retry him for this particular victim," he said of Constand. "We know that the statute of limitations has passed for many of these victims."

Cosby publicist drives him home from prison

Wyatt met Cosby to drive him home from prison.

"Mr. Cosby was originally given a deal by Bruce Castor in which he was granted immunity. He gave up his fifth amendment rights in hopes that he would get back to work, back to life. And he always showed up for any legal matters and questions on his own accord. Charges should never have been brought against Mr. Cosby," the statement said.

"I want to thank the attorneys who successfully argued his appeal and especially Mrs. Cosby who stood strong and was here for Mr. Cosby every step of the way and supported every idea and strategy from the attorneys and the team and she always knew that Mr. Cosby was innocent."

Cosby was denied parole in May by the Pennsylvania Parole Board, which cited a number of reasons for its decision, according to a letter from the board obtained by CNN.

The letter said Cosby had to "participate in and complete additional institutional programs." The board cited Cosby's "failure to develop a parole release plan" and a "negative recommendation by the Department of Corrections" as factors that contributed to the decision.

Conviction represented remarkable turn of events for disgraced actor

The Cosby case was seen by many as a test of whether the cultural shift the #MeToo movement brought about would translate in court.

Although dozens of women accused Cosby of sexual misconduct, only Constand's allegations resulted in criminal charges.

Constand initially told police about the assault in 2005, a year after the assault occurred. After Castor decided not to file charges in the case, Constand and Cosby settled a civil lawsuit for $3.38 million in 2006.

In late 2015, when a groundswell of women spoke out with accusations against Cosby, Steele, the new prosecutor in Montgomery County, filed charges.

The case centered on testimony from Constand, a former employee with Temple University women's basketball team. She testified that Cosby, a powerful trustee at Temple, drugged her and sexually assaulted her when she visited his home to ask for career advice.

Prosecutors had little forensic evidence and relied on the testimony of Constand. In addition, five other women testified that Cosby had drugged and then assaulted them decades ago, as prosecutors sought to prove Cosby's actions toward Constand were part of a pattern.

The defense team launched aggressive attacks on Constand's credibility and said their sexual interaction was consensual. Defense lawyers claimed she wanted a piece of Cosby's fortune.

In April 2018, a jury found Cosby guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault. The verdict came a year after Cosby's previous trial ended in a mistrial, as a different panel of jurors said they were deadlocked and could not unanimously agree on a verdict.

Cosby was a groundbreaking actor and comedian and the first African-American performer to win an Emmy, which was for his role on "I Spy." He played the sweater-loving Cliff Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," one of the first mainstream TV shows to feature a Black upper-middle class family.

CNN's Jean Casarez contributed to this report.

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Arkansauce to perform free show at Gulley Park Thursday - Fayetteville Flyer

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I think after missing the 2020 season due to the pandemic, it’s pretty clear from the return last week that Fayetteville had really missed its annual summer concert series at Gulley Park.

The park was as packed as we’ve ever seen it last week, and we are expecting more of the same when local bluegrass band Arkansauce takes the stage for a show this Thursday, July 1.

Arkansauce is a local four-piece string band, known for “bending the rules and blurring the lines” between a host of genres, including bluegrass, folk, Americana, and more. The band is a local favorite for many, and have been packing shows from George’s Majestic Lounge, to Fayetteville Roots Festival, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, and countless others for several years now.

The Gulley Park Summer Concert Series is organized by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department and features free outdoor live music with plenty of room for picnic blankets and lawn chairs throughout the fields surrounding the gazebo stage at Gulley Park in east Fayetteville.

The music starts at 7 p.m., and the concerts are free and open to the public. Coolers are welcome for those who’d like to pack beverages, snacks or dinner, but food vendors will also be set up around the park.

For a bit more information about this year’s artists, visit www.fayetteville-ar.gov

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2021 Gulley Park Summer Concert Series

June 24 – Jukeboxx
July 1 – Arkansauce
July 8 – Heath Sanders
July 15 – Mixtapes
July 22 – Trout Fishing in America
July 29 – Dandelion Heart

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‘Overwhelmed and Devastated’: Cosby’s Accusers on Decision to Free Him - The New York Times

Many of the women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct, and worse, said they were disheartened by the ruling of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Even before the #MeToo movement transformed the way the country, and the world, viewed sexual misconduct and empowered scores of women to speak out, dozens had already come forward with accusations against Bill Cosby.

They were of all ages and from all walks of life — aspiring actors, models and, in one important case, a Temple University employee. Some were young adults. Others were older women with accounts of abuse that stretched back decades.

But they all cheered when Mr. Cosby was found guilty in 2018 of assaulting a woman years earlier, hailing the decision as long-awaited vindication and evidence that famous and influential men could be held accountable.

That sense of relief and justice came crashing down Wednesday as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction.

Andrea Constand, who brought the charges against Mr. Cosby that had led to his conviction, called the ruling “disappointing” and said she worried it could discourage other women from pursuing prosecutions in cases of sexual assault.

“We urge all victims,” Ms. Constand said in a statement made jointly with her lawyers, “to have their voices heard.”

Patricia Steuer, 65, who accused Mr. Cosby of drugging and assaulting her in 1978 and 1980, said that she had been preparing herself for the possibility that Mr. Cosby’s conviction would be overturned but was still “a little stunned” by the court’s ruling.

“I’m feeling sad because this is absolutely a perceived loss on my part,” Ms. Steuer said. “I’m wondering what the 43-year ordeal that I went through was supposed to be about.”

But she also said she was “consoled by the fact that I believe we did the only thing that we could, which is to come forward and tell the truth.”

Gloria Allred, a lawyer who represented a number of women who accused Mr. Cosby of abuse, with several of them at a news conference in 2015.Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America

With the ruling, Mr. Cosby “may claim that he’s been vindicated or persecuted or that he’s innocent, but I know that’s not true, and the other women who came forward also know that that’s not true,” Ms. Steuer said.

Victoria Valentino, another of Mr. Cosby’s accusers, told ABC News that “my stomach is lurching” and that she was “deeply distressed” by what she said was “the injustice of the whole thing.”

In a brief telephone interview on Wednesday, she said only that she was “overwhelmed and devastated.”

Ms. Steuer worried about what the ruling meant for the #MeToo movement. “This is going to have ramifications for any woman who has ever come forward about a man who did this to them or any person who is thinking about coming forward,” she said.

Eden Tirl, another of Mr. Cosby’s accusers, told Kate Snow of NBC News that the resolution of the case must now also become part of the story of the #MeToo movement and its narrative.

“From the very beginning, the rigid constructs of the statute of limitations did not provide protection or a pathway for justice for the women that came out against Cosby,” she wrote to Ms. Snow via text message. “The outdated laws are so clearly in place, protecting men in these cases, more often than not.”

“I am completely out of breath,” she added.

In a statement, the National Organization for Women denounced Mr. Cosby’s release, saying that “the judicial system in America” had “failed survivors again.”

Tina Tchen, the head of Time’s Up, the advocacy organization founded by powerful women in Hollywood, called the court decision “devastating,” but promised that the bravery and resolve showed by the women who spoke out about Mr. Cosby would not be “in vain.”

And in her own statement, Gloria Allred, the lawyer for dozens of Mr. Cosby’s accusers, said her heart went out to “those who bravely testified in both of his criminal cases.”

“Despite the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision, this was an important fight for justice and even though the court overturned the conviction on technical grounds, it did not vindicate Bill Cosby’s conduct and should not be interpreted as a statement or a finding that he did not engage in the acts of which he has been accused,” Ms. Allred said.

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Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Program Allowing Children To Receive Free Admission at Connecticut Museums This Summer - CT.gov

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Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Program Allowing Children To Receive Free Admission at Connecticut Museums This Summer

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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of Connecticut Summer at the Museum – a new state program created in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that allows Connecticut children to receive free admission at more than 90 museums across Connecticut during the 2021 summer months.

The program was originally proposed earlier this year by the governor as part of his larger plan to use a portion of the recovery funding Connecticut is receiving to provide children and families with engaging summer enrichment and learning experiences. His proposal was approved by the state legislature in the biennial state budget that he signed into law last week.

Under the finalized program, from July 1 to September 6, 2021, all Connecticut children age 18 and under – plus one accompanying adult – will receive free admission to any of the participating museums, including historic house museums, historic sites, historical societies, art museums, children’s museums, science centers, special-interest museums, natural history museums, university museums, arboretums/botanical gardens, and zoos.

Some of the participants include the Connecticut Science Center, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Mystic Aquarium, and Mystic Seaport Museum, among many others.

The full list of participating museums is available at www.CTSummerMuseums.com.

“This program provides a unique opportunity for children to take advantage of the world-class museums and attractions offered in Connecticut, while having both a fun and educational experience,” Governor Lamont said. “Museums are centers of exploration, recreation, and learning, and will play an important role in helping provide social-emotional, mental health, and educational growth opportunities that were limited during the pandemic. It is my hope that families take advantage of this unique opportunity happening in Connecticut this summer.”

The Connecticut Summer at the Museum program is funded through a $15 million investment from the federal COVID-19 recovery funding Connecticut is receiving from the American Rescue Plan Act. It is being administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Office of the Arts in partnership with Connecticut Humanities, and supported with an advertising campaign lead by the Office of Tourism.

While any museum in Connecticut can choose to participate in the program by offering free admission, eligible properties had an opportunity to apply for grant funding. Seventy grants were awarded, calculated based on the applicant’s revenue from admissions for the period of July 1 to September 2, 2019. The minimum grant award is $1,000.

“We’re excited to partner with museums of all types and sizes across the state to bring this important program to life,” Liz Shapiro, director of arts, preservation, and museums at the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, said. “We applaud all of the participating organizations for stepping up to support Connecticut children in new ways and look forward to a summer filled with fun learning experiences.”

“The Connecticut Summer at the Museum program is one of the many transformative investments the state is making to re-engage students, accelerate learning, and provide supports this summer,” Connecticut Acting Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker said. “Under Governor Lamont’s leadership, this collaboration across agencies and organizations is how we best meet students’ academic and social-emotional needs and ensure that learning is happening every day, everywhere.”

“We believe the best way to get children re-engaged and energized is through hands-on activities that not only expand their minds and imaginations, but also inspire and empower them to embrace their role in their communities and the world,” Matt Fleury, president and CEO of the Connecticut Science Center, said. “The Connecticut Summer at the Museum program allows us to reach even more Connecticut youth at a time when it’s needed most. We’re thrilled to be partnering with the State of Connecticut on this exciting initiative.”

“Connecticut museums contribute to the diverse array of tourism offerings and experiences available throughout our beautiful state,” Christine Castonguay, interim director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism, said. “Despite their own challenges over the past year and half, these businesses continue to show us why they’re so essential to our communities, economy and our overall quality of life here in Connecticut.”

Connecticut residents are encouraged to take advantage of the Connecticut Summer at the Museum program and share their experiences on social media using the hashtag #CTSummerMuseums.

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The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman - NPR

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America hasn't quite reached President Biden's July Fourth vaccination goal, but the White House isn't letting that get in the way of a good party.

Starting Saturday, Biden and other administration officials will fan out around the country to celebrate that hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are way down and life is getting back to normal.

And even though not quite 70% of American adults are expected to have received their first shot by the Independence Day milestone, Budweiser is officially unlocking its free beer giveaway, one of many incentives dangled to try to lure people to roll up their sleeves ahead of July Fourth.

That news was announced by actor Bill Pullman, who reprised the epic presidential speech of the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day, a movie about an alien invasion.

"We're fighting for freedom for all, not from alien invaders, from separation, from being cooped up while baking bread and ignoring basic hygiene," Pullman says, wearing a bomber jacket and standing at a lectern in an aircraft hangar with music swelling behind him, just like in the movie.

An NPR analysis projects that just under 67% of adults will have gotten their first shot by July Fourth, despite a monthlong campaign-style push by the White House.

Volunteers made phone calls, knocked on doors and sent millions of text messages. There was a big pink and blue bus on a "We Can Do This" tour.

.@TonyKanaan on the @IMS with an important message about the COVID-19 vaccine today:

"I take a lot of risks at this race track, but not with my health. So, get vaccinated!" pic.twitter.com/EF1Dep6qHy

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The bus did a lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Labor Secretary Marty Walsh pitched vaccination with 2013 Indy 500 champion Tony Kanaan, and served as a backdrop in Dayton, where HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge danced along to a pro-vaccine jam from R&B singer Shirley Murdock.

I got my shot. Did you?

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First lady Jill Biden is making one final push this week in Texas and Arizona. Last week, she was in Nashville, where country star Brad Paisley sang "Vaccine, vaccine" to the tune of "Jolene," an homage to Dolly Parton, who helped fund research that led to the development of the Moderna vaccine.

"Only 3 in 10 Tennesseans are vaccinated," Jill Biden said as the crowd interrupted her with boos. "Well, you're booing yourselves. So, that's why I wanted to visit today."

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Although it isn't a purely political issue, vaccination rates are higher in places that voted for President Biden and lower in places that did not. It's part of the reason Biden administration officials have been working with people and organizations who are more popular in red states than a Democratic president.

"At some point it becomes an issue of personal responsibility," said Frank Luntz, a Republican pollster, who has worked to develop messaging to break through the divide. He says the White House did the right things but there is only so much they can do.

"This is what America's all about. It's about people making choices for themselves and their families and their communities. And frankly, sometimes they make the wrong choice, but that's what freedom is," Luntz told NPR.

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Some states and rural counties continue to have very low vaccination rates, a concern for Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of the Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research.

"I think the thing that concerns me about where we have fallen short is the absolute difference, the disparities in the vaccination levels, because in the next phase of the pandemic, outbreaks are going to be hyperlocal," Bhadelia said.

The White House plans to keep working to get as many Americans as possible fully vaccinated. But from here on, the campaign gets more difficult, since those who were eager to get vaccinated have done so already.

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Yale Drama Goes Tuition-Free With $150 Million Gift From David Geffen - The New York Times

Starting in August, the drama school plans to eliminate tuition for returning and future students, removing a barrier to entry for low-income students and those worried about debt.

The billionaire David Geffen is giving $150 million to Yale School of Drama, allowing one of the nation’s most prestigious programs to stop charging tuition.

The graduate school, which enrolls about 200 students in programs that include acting, design, directing and playwriting, announced the gift on Wednesday, and said it would rename itself the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.

Yale said it believes the gift is the largest in the history of American theater.

The school said that, starting in August, it would eliminate tuition for all returning and future students in its masters, doctoral and certificate programs. Tuition at the school had been $32,800 per year.

The move should remove a barrier to entry for low-income students and those worried about incurring high student debt before entering an often low-paying field.

“We know, because people have told us, that there are potential applicants out there who think they could never afford graduate theater training at an Ivy League school,” said James Bundy, the drama school dean. He said he hoped that by going tuition-free, that obstacle would diminish.

He also said that he hoped that the move would lessen the impact of student debt on the career choices graduates make.

“By reducing the debt burden of the average student, we create more resilient artists and managers who are able to make braver artistic choices — they’re able to take that downtown play and they don’t have to have a career selling real estate on the side,” he said. “Not every artist is going to break through at the age of 25 or 26 or 27. Certain kinds of careers take time to build, and entering the professions with less debt is going to make for more interesting and more resounding choices in the long run.”

The drama school is home to the Yale Repertory Theater, and its graduates include Meryl Streep, Lynn Nottage and Lupita Nyong’o.

It will become the second program at Yale to eliminate tuition; in 2005 the Yale School of Music did so. There are a handful of other tuition-free graduate programs around the country, including N.Y.U.’s medical school.

The university’s president, Peter Salovey, said he hoped more schools would follow, particularly in the areas of nursing and public health, where students tend to graduate with high debt and pursue careers that are not highly lucrative.

“In general, what should be happening in higher education is an attempt to reduce the financial burden on individuals and families associated with undergraduate education and graduate and professional education,” Salovey said. “I’d love to do this for other programs as well, but it will take the generosity of donors to make it happen.”

Geffen, 78, made his fortune in the music and film businesses, and is currently worth about $10 billion, according to Forbes. He has become a major philanthropist with an interest in the arts, previously giving $150 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, $100 million to Lincoln Center for the renovation of the concert hall where the New York Philharmonic performs and $100 million to the Museum of Modern Art.

Geffen, through a Yale spokeswoman, declined to be interviewed, but Salovey said the Yale gift came about after years of conversations between the university and Geffen’s foundation. Geffen once taught a seminar at Yale, in the late 1970s, about the music industry, and Salovey said that experience had been positive for Geffen; Salovey also said the university had been aware of Geffen’s interest in supporting higher education and the arts, and had looked for projects that might appeal to those interests.

Geffen has maintained a variety of connections to theater throughout his career: In the 1980s, he was among the producers of the original Off Broadway production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” and in the 1990s, he gave the founding gift for the Geffen Playhouse, a major theater in Los Angeles. Over the years he has been credited as a producer of nine Broadway shows, from “Dreamgirls” to the upcoming revival of “The Music Man.”

Salovey said he hopes in the future that Yale will be able to build a new theater that will also house the drama school; that project would have to be financed through a separate fund-raising effort, he said.

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Pamper Sensitive Skin With the Best Fragrance-free Sunscreens - WWD

Maybe you don’t want to smell like bananas, aloe or whatever a brand’s idea of a tropical vacation is. Perhaps you don’t like it when your skincare products compete with your perfume. Or, maybe you have super-sensitive skin and know that scents are one of the most common triggers. Either way, regardless of your reason for wanting the best fragrance-free sunscreens, there are plenty of options out there. After all, the best sunscreen is one you’ll wear every day. To help you slather on scent-free picks all summer long, we’ve rounded up the best fragrance-free sunscreens.

1. Vacation Mineral Lotion Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen

The best-smelling sunscreen to launch this summer was created by the aptly named new brand Vacation. But if you’re looking for a fragrance-free, mineral version, they offer that, too. Vacation Mineral Lotion Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen is a luxurious, non-nano zinc formula powered by 20 percent zinc oxide. Water-resistant for up to 80 minutes, it’s octinoxate-free, paraben-free, cruelty-free, vegan and reef safe.

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Tiffany Masterson founded Drunk Elephant to create skin care that was free of any potentially triggering ingredients for sensitive skin, such as fragrance and essential oils, so it’s no surprise that this is one of the best fragrance-free sunscreens. Drunk Elephant Umbra Sheer Physical Daily Defense SPF 30 does so much more than deliver broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection. Super-lightweight, the sheer physical sunscreen is spiked with sunflower shoot extract to neutralize free radicals, astaxanthin-rich algae extract to deliver antioxidants that safeguards skin from oxidative damage, and raspberry seed oil to protect from environmental aggressors.

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Natural beauty maven and model Josie Maran infuses this fragrance-free sunscreen with her signature ingredient of argan oil to nourish skin while protecting it from UVA and UVB rays. Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer Tinted SPF 47 Protect + Perfect has a subtle universal tint to provide a touch of coverage, helping to even out tone and texture while brightening skin. Another hero ingredient is SunBoost ATB, a unique combination of antioxidants, skin-soothers and moisturizers that team up to condition skin.

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Ideal for sensitive skin, Avène Solaire UV Mineral Multi Defense Sunscreen Fluid SPF 50 is a 100 percent mineral formula spiked with bisabolol and allatoin to calm inflammation and soothe. Avène’s Multi-Defense Shield technology protects skin from UV rays, pollution and blue light, making it one of the best fragrance-free sunscreens. Impressively, it promises a 200 percent boost of antioxidant protection and also contains niacinamide to calm skin and redness while evening overall skin tone.

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You simply can’t argue with the fact that a sunscreen spray is the most convenient way to reapply sunscreen. The Blue Lizard Mineral Sunscreen Sensitive SPF 50+ Spray mists right on, so you won’t have to break up your beach day to slather on another round of SPF. It’s also good for the planet, since it’s made with an earth-friendly propellant. Water resistant up to 80 minutes, this mineral UVA/UVB broad spectrum formula dries completely clear.

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Made with more than 70 percent organic ingredients, Coola Classic Body Sunscreen Fragrance-Free will hydrate and safeguard your skin. As one of the best fragrance-free sunscreens, it’s chock full of antioxidants for an extra dose of protection. Coola is proof that natural beauty products don’t compromise on texture or efficacy.

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When a sunscreen has a cult following, you know it’s one that should be in your sun safety arsenal. Truly one of the best fragrance-free sunscreens, EltaMD UV Clear Facial Sunscreen Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 is ideal for daily use. Made with sensitive and acne-prone skin in mind, as well as rosacea, the formula is soothing and gentle. The mineral-based, oil-free, zinc oxide formula glides onto skin and sinks right in.

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9. Paula’s Choice Extra Care Non-Greasy Sunscreen

Save room in your bag by using Paula’s Choice Extra Care Non-Greasy Sunscreen, a twofer that works for the face and body. Water- and sweat-resistant, it’s great for the pool or beach. The matte formula is oil-free, leaving a great finish, so it’s also ideal for under makeup. In addition to sun protection, it also guards skin from environmental damage with antioxidants vitamins A, E and C. There’s also aloe to hydrate and kaolin to soak up excess oil.

Paula's Choice Extra Care Non-Greasy Sunscreen $17 Buy Now

10. Cetaphil Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30

A go-to brand for derms, Cetaphil is a favorite of sensitive skin types and they recently launched sunscreen. Made with prebiotics to be gentle on the microbiome, the Cetaphil Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 is delightfully lightweight and sheer. The 100 percent mineral active sunscreen can be used on the face and body, deeply moisturizing skin. Vitamin E nourishes while delivering antioxidants to protect skin from free radicals and environmental stressors.

Cetaphil Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 $10 Buy Now

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